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Posted
Omar Danaf
on April 08, 2021
Unite America has published an insightful report detailing the benefits of implementing ranked choice voting along with non-partisan primary elections, exploring how a move away from traditional partisan primaries would benefit the American people and alleviate many of the problems facing the electoral system.
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Posted
Nora Dell
on April 01, 2021
With large fields of candidates for the Virginia Democratic primaries, ranked choice voting allows participants to indicate their preference for multiple candidates.
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After a successful 2020, ranked choice voting (RCV) is taking 2021 by storm. According to Rep. Don Beyer, sponsor of the Fair Representation Act, it’s because people are realizing that RCV is not actually that complicated.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the “Academy”) has employed ranked choice voting to determine the winner of the Best Picture Oscar since 2009.
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David Byrne, acclaimed lead singer of Talking Heads and architect of the award-winning American Utopia show on Broadway, wants to make “A Clean Break” from plurality, single-choice voting.
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As the movement for ranked choice voting continues to grow, college campuses have become trailblazers for electoral reform.
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Gerrymandering. Partisan gridlock. No-choice elections. Lack of diverse representation. These challenges, compounded with the rise of apathy towards our democratic institutions, have led to the most socially and politically divided moment in our lifetimes.
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Longtime Ohio Senator Rob Portman, a respected lawmaker in Washington, announced this month that he will not run for reelection in 2022. In his statements, he directly cites the increased polarity within his Republican party and the separation between the parties as a whole, making it too difficult for him to win reelection.
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Usually, elections in the U.S. are dominated by fields with only two candidates who are seen as viable - particularly in general elections.
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Posted
Omar Danaf
on February 03, 2021
Ranked choice voting is gaining momentum across the country as a staggering number of state legislatures are considering reforming their local and statewide election methods.
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